Purpose

The current study aims to investigate the development of the sustainability habitus in the Arab Middle East (ME) based on the pioneer case organisation, Aramex, which has been the pioneer of sustainability practices and reporting. The context of the Arab region, as well as the global logistics sector, has significantly influenced the development of sustainable development at Aramex, as illustrated by their sustainability and integrated reports.

Design/methodology/approach

The research approach of the current study is qualitative on the basis of open and selective coding techniques. The case organisation’s annual sustainability and integrated reports and additional relevant publicised information are analysed. Using publicised information from different sources increases triangulation and allows for more reliable findings. The theoretical context is Bourdieu’s habitus and field, which also reflects the interplay between habitus and field, and how Aramex’s sustainability practices and reports are being constructed.

Findings

The findings reflect Aramex’s sustainability practices and related reporting, subsumed in its organisational sustainability habitus. They span the sustainability reporting endeavours of the case organisation, commencing with the first sustainability report in 2006 until the most recent annual integrated report in 2018. Aramex is the precursor of sustainability and integrated reporting (IR) in the ME and is a significant contributor to developing a sustainability habitus in the region. The findings outline various elements of their reports as evidence of sustainability practices and reporting in the ME and the global logistics sector and as an illustration of the developing sustainability habitus.

Originality/value

This study reviews the original case of Aramex and its sustainability and IR practices. It also discusses the company’s practices and reporting details with regard to its organisational sustainability habitus and interplay with the local, Arab World and global, logistics sector, fields.

中文翻译：

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调查可持续性习惯：来自 Aramex 的可持续性实践和报告的见解

目的

目前的研究旨在基于先驱案例组织 Aramex 调查阿拉伯中东 (ME) 可持续发展习惯的发展，该组织一直是可持续发展实践和报告的先驱。阿拉伯地区的背景以及全球物流部门对 Aramex 可持续发展的发展产生了重大影响，其可持续性和综合报告说明了这一点。

设计/方法/方法

当前研究的研究方法是基于开放和选择性编码技术的定性研究。分析了案例组织的年度可持续性和综合报告以及其他相关的公开信息。使用来自不同来源的公开信息会增加三角测量并允许更可靠的发现。理论背景是 Bourdieu 的惯习和场域，这也反映了惯习和场域之间的相互作用，以及 Aramex 的可持续发展实践和报告是如何构建的。

发现

调查结果反映了 Aramex 的可持续性实践和相关报告，包含在其组织可持续性习惯中。它们涵盖案例组织的可持续发展报告工作，从 2006 年的第一份可持续发展报告到 2018 年的最新年度综合报告。 Aramex 是 ME 可持续发展和综合报告 (IR) 的先驱，是在该地区建立可持续发展习惯。调查结果概述了他们报告的各种要素，作为 ME 和全球物流部门可持续性实践和报告的证据，并作为发展可持续性习惯的例证。

原创性/价值

本研究回顾了 Aramex 的原始案例及其可持续性和 IR 实践。它还讨论了公司在组织可持续性习惯方面的实践和报告细节，以及与当地、阿拉伯世界和全球物流部门领域的相互作用。